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12-09-2020, 06:48 PM
I generally figure the 50# limit is for all-day travel over rough terrain. At Rendy 2017, Finn and Merciless carried about 70# each (35# per pannier so it didn't include their saddles) for several short treks back and forth over level ground when we hauled rock for trail building. The weight didn't seem to bother them one bit since we didn't make them carry it very far. It's like me... I could probably only carry about 30# on an all-day hike, but I can haul a 75# hay bale across the yard if I have to. I let my nephew Sam ride Finn around the yard for a few minutes when they came on Thanksgiving and Sam is 10 years old and probably weighs around 90#. Finn didn't seem bothered by the weight at all. Sam had a hard time hanging on though! (Finn wasn't wearing a saddle.) I figure these short little jaunts with the kids can't hurt anything and it always seems to amuse goats and kids alike. I think your grandsons will be able to enjoy riding Bourbon around the yard for a few years yet. 
Taffy was it you who posted the video a few years ago of the kids who tied their sled to the goat and she raced back and forth across the yard with them? I loved that video! Everyone was having so much fun!
Taffy was it you who posted the video a few years ago of the kids who tied their sled to the goat and she raced back and forth across the yard with them? I loved that video! Everyone was having so much fun!